vous avez des animaux de compagnie ?
The English phrase "do you have any pets?" is translated into French as vous avez des animaux de compagnie ?
This question is used to ask someone if they keep animals as companions in their home.
Which one should you use?
While vous avez des animaux de compagnie ? is the default, you can use Tu as des animaux de compagnie ? when speaking to a friend, a child or someone you know well. For a more formal or polite tone, you can use Avez-vous des animaux de compagnie ? or Vous avez des animaux ? The colloquial and relaxed version is T'as des animaux ?
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase des animaux, the word des is the plural indefinite article which functions here to mean "some" or "any". To form a standard question, you can also add Est-ce que to the beginning of the sentence, as in Est-ce que vous avez des animaux de compagnie ?
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Examples in context
- Est-ce que vous avez des animaux de compagnie ?Do you have any pets?
- Dites-moi, vous avez des animaux de compagnie ?Tell me, do you have any pets?
Example conversation
Gabriel and Léa are chatting at a party.
- GabrielLéa, vous avez des animaux de compagnie ?Léa, do you have any pets?
- LéaOui, j'ai un petit chat blanc.Yes, I have a small white cat.
- GabrielC'est super ! Comment s'appelle-t-il ?That's great! What is his name?
- LéaIl s'appelle Neige.His name is Neige.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries compagnie, de, des, vous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
